Two share Nobel for developing MRI

Work began in 1971, says winner Stockholm, October 6 Two scientists who developed a way to see inside the body in a way that limits pain and gives more information ahead of surgery won the 2003 Nobel Prize for Medicine, Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has said.

Sir Peter Mansfield and Paul Lauterbur. — Reuters photo

USA blocks Syria’s draft
Says it’s on wrong side of war on terrorism
United Nations, October 6
Syria has demanded that the UN Security Council condemns Israel for attacking a purported Palestinian training camp near Damascus, but Israel has countered by saying that the raid was self-defence against terrorism.

Editorial: Time to exercise restraint

Report links Samajwadi MP with Dawood
New Delhi, October 6
The Home Ministry has named a Samajwadi Party MP in a report on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s activities in Mumbai. According to NDTV Abu Azmi, the party’s Maharashtra unit chief, is linked to the Karachi-based don.

Daler’s brother held in fraud case
Pop singer named in FIR
Chandigarh, October 6
A case of fraud and cheating has been registered against noted Punjabi singer, Daler Mehndi and four other persons, including his brother, Shamsher Mehndi who has been arrested.

8 ultras killed, Cong man’s house attacked
Srinagar, October 6
Six militants were killed by the security forces in separate encounters and a large cache of arms and ammunition was seized in the Kashmir Valley since last night.

Home Guard jawan kills pregnant daughter
Patti (Amritsar), October 6
The celebrations at a marriage turned into tragedy when a Home Guard jawan, Mohan Singh, today opened fire with his service rifle on his pregnant daughter killing her on the spot. Her would be brother-in-law was also killed in the shootout while the groom sustained serious bullet injuries.

Aishwarya has a field day Chhiddan (Amritsar), October 6 Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai today went to the countryside for the shooting of Indo-British film “Bride and Prejudice” at a farmhouse, 17 km from the city. Editorial: Aish in Amritsar